Middle East
Preventing Iran bomb more important than past nuclear activity: Kerry
December 4, 2015
Preventing Iran bomb more important than past nuclear activity: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that preventing Iran developing a nuclear weapon in future was more…
German parliament approves military campaign against Islamic State in Syria
December 4, 2015
German parliament approves military campaign against Islamic State in Syria
Germany's lower house of parliament on Friday approved government plans to join the military campaign against Islamic State in Syria. Of…
Israel says it lacks evidence to try suspects in Palestinian home arson
December 4, 2015
Israel says it lacks evidence to try suspects in Palestinian home arson
Israel is still trying to gather evidence against far-right Jews arrested for a lethal arson attack in July on a…
Erdogan slams Russia for dragging family into oil claims
December 4, 2015
Erdogan slams Russia for dragging family into oil claims
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly denounced Russia for dragging the name of his family members into allegations of…
Obama says additional US forces will help ‘squeeze’ Islamic State
December 3, 2015
Obama says additional US forces will help ‘squeeze’ Islamic State
President Barack Obama said his decision to send more US special forces to combat Islamic State in Iraq is not…
Uniting Syrian rebels a big test for Saudi regional ambitions
December 3, 2015
Uniting Syrian rebels a big test for Saudi regional ambitions
Saudi Arabia's effort to unite Syrian rebels in Riyadh next week will be a big test of its regional ambitions…
CNN: Which nations are attacking ISIS?
December 3, 2015
CNN: Which nations are attacking ISIS?
In the wake of the Paris terror attacks, allies in the fight against ISIS are signaling readiness to intensify attacks…
CNN: ISIS video claims beheading of Russian spy, threatens Russian people
December 3, 2015
CNN: ISIS video claims beheading of Russian spy, threatens Russian people
ISIS released video Wednesday showing the beheading of a man it claims joined the terrorist group but was in fact…
Millions throng Iraq shrine for pilgrimage climax
December 3, 2015
Millions throng Iraq shrine for pilgrimage climax
Millions of Shiite Muslims, beating their heads and chests in mourning, packed the Iraqi city of Karbala Thursday for the…
British bombers make first air strikes on Syria after parliament vote
December 3, 2015
British bombers make first air strikes on Syria after parliament vote
British bombers made their first strikes on Syria on Thursday, just hours after Britain's parliament voted to target Islamic State…